Obituaries
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Lawrence Byrne, NYPD's policy-shaping legal czar, dies at 61
Dec 08, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lawrence Byrne, the New York Police Department's top lawyer during a fraught period that followed a court ban on officers frisking people without cause, ...
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Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
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Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
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Lake Barrington man who led comfort dog ministry dies from COVID-19 complicationsDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Rich Martin always had his bags packed, one for him and one for his dog. When a tragedy occurred, they responded. Take the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Within 24 hou...
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Newspaper executive from Grayslake championed industry's causesDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Mike Kramer had newspaper ink in his veins, from a reporting job fresh out of college at his family's downstate newspapers, to becoming one of the top executives at the ...
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Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland has died, at 87
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Lidia Menapace, Italian Resistance member, dies at age 96
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Fred Akers, Texas coach who flirted with glory, dies at 82
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Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78
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Friends, former students plan living memorial for Wheeling teacher Burt PerlowDec 07, 2020 4:30 am - Big and muscular, Burt Perlow cast an imposing shadow during his years as a teacher and coach at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling and Wheeling High School. But the giant...